Greek and Latin Expressions of Meaning : The Classical Origins of a Modern Metaphor

• Main Author: Andreas T. Zanker (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: C.H.Beck
• Subjects: linguistics; meaning; Latin; Greek
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Verbs and nouns of meaning in ancient Greek and Latin are polysemous, just as in the case of the English verb "to mean". Andreas T. Zanker considers how the ancient vocabulary could be used in different ways and investigates its development over time. In the first part of the book, Zanker...